Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => Audax => Topic started by: rob on 15 September, 2020, 08:42:29 pm
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Just to attempt to give everyone something to look forward to, does anyone have details on any planned 1000k+ rides next year.
We know about LEL but there’s nothing on the LRM website yet and nothing on the BE or NL sites.
Any thoughts ?
Ta, Rob.
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WAWA potentially June 2021.
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https://www.1001migliaitalia.it/
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If you are looking beyond Audax, then some events are appearing on https://bikepacking.com/events/ (https://bikepacking.com/events/). The calendar will fill out over the next few months, with both road-based events and off-road.
EDIT - just seen this is in the Audax folder, so maybe not relevant!
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ACME Grand in September - initial planning done today.
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I wonder if Les Douze Cents will reappear for 2021.
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ACME Grand in September - initial planning done today.
That’s awfully convenient.
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For those wishing to escape the cold, bleak northern winter the now postponed 2020 Great Southern Randonnée 1000/1200 (GSR) in Victoria Australia will (hopefully) start 12 months later on November 7, 2021 and you could extend your holiday a few months and follow up with the Sydney-Melbourne 1200 starting April 3, 2022, now who could miss an opportunity like that, both would set you up with a great pre-qualifying long distance for PBP 2023!
https://audax.org.au/feature-ride/great-southern-randonnee/
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Last time I mentioned it to Deano he reckoned Highland Fling was still a mebbes for May next year.
PBP Audax.
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Some long brevets
PBP Audax 1200
A 1200 LRM, possibly in Oz
Possibly Deano’s 1000 or the ACME Grand
<SNIP>
Some brevets on trike, tandem, Moulton or fixed, whatever takes my fancy.
I might add in another long brevet in Europe, LEL or something else. It would be good to meet up with some friends I've not seen in a long time.
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My entry for Borders of Belgium (1000km) has been kicked forward to next September.
Presuming there'll be some drop out (and that it'll definitely happen)
https://bordersofbelgium2020.weebly.com/
Quite close to LEL, if that goes ahead of course.
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Last time I mentioned it to Deano he reckoned Highland Fling was still a mebbes for May next year.
PBP Audax.
Aye, still planning it for the early May BH, but I don't think I'll have space for new entries unless loads drop out (you n Dave can come and play if you want, of course).
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1300km DIY from my home.
Was planned for June 2020 but postponed due to global events.
Aim is to train & prep for a June 2021 attempt.
Low cost, low risk way to plan for uncertain times ahead.
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Transatlantic way is running from 10th June 21. Entries open.
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Might resurrect my plan to cycle to Whitchurch (all of them) and Eglwyswen (which is Whitchurch in Cymraeg). That way, if travel restrictions continue I might still have goal to aim at. Its 1300km and a bit and lumpy as it goes through Wessex twice, Dartmoor twice and into darkest Pembrokeshire. I can set it up as a perm route if people are interested, this time with proper GPS tracks.
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My entry for Borders of Belgium (1000km) has been kicked forward to next September.
Presuming there'll be some drop out (and that it'll definitely happen)
https://bordersofbelgium2020.weebly.com/
Quite close to LEL, if that goes ahead of course.
There is 1000 du sud in france as well for those who love scenery and lots of climbing https://sites.google.com/site/le1000dusud/ it became my fall back event when Borders of Belgium got cancelled.
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Last time I mentioned it to Deano he reckoned Highland Fling was still a mebbes for May next year.
PBP Audax.
Aye, still planning it for the early May BH, but I don't think I'll have space for new entries unless loads drop out (you n Dave can come and play if you want, of course).
I'll be back by then hmm
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Bordeaux - Dordrecht 1200 has just come up as provisional for May 13th on the Randonneurs NL Facebook page.
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WAWA now provisional starting 24th June 2021.
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My entry for Borders of Belgium (1000km) has been kicked forward to next September.
Presuming there'll be some drop out (and that it'll definitely happen)
https://bordersofbelgium2020.weebly.com/
Quite close to LEL, if that goes ahead of course.
There is 1000 du sud in france as well for those who love scenery and lots of climbing https://sites.google.com/site/le1000dusud/ it became my fall back event when Borders of Belgium got cancelled.
It's my fallback if LEL is cancelled.
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If you are looking beyond Audax, then some events are appearing on https://bikepacking.com/events/ (https://bikepacking.com/events/). The calendar will fill out over the next few months, with both road-based events and off-road.
EDIT - just seen this is in the Audax folder, so maybe not relevant!
If you can highlight the non-helmet-rule events, then they have *my* blessing :) (can't speak for others ... )
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Might resurrect my plan to cycle to Whitchurch (all of them) and Eglwyswen (which is Whitchurch in Cymraeg). That way, if travel restrictions continue I might still have goal to aim at. Its 1300km and a bit and lumpy as it goes through Wessex twice, Dartmoor twice and into darkest Pembrokeshire. I can set it up as a perm route if people are interested, this time with proper GPS tracks.
I have set it up. Final distance is 1361km and its available for entry via Paypal, although you can't ride it at the moment as you aren't allowed to visit most of South Wales unless you have a good reason. There is a GPS track on RidewithGPS. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34181315
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I think I'll need to target TTs next year. Probably more chance of those happening.
Might just got touring on my own.
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Might resurrect my plan to cycle to Whitchurch (all of them) and Eglwyswen (which is Whitchurch in Cymraeg). That way, if travel restrictions continue I might still have goal to aim at. Its 1300km and a bit and lumpy as it goes through Wessex twice, Dartmoor twice and into darkest Pembrokeshire. I can set it up as a perm route if people are interested, this time with proper GPS tracks.
I have set it up. Final distance is 1361km and its available for entry via Paypal, although you can't ride it at the moment as you aren't allowed to visit most of South Wales unless you have a good reason. There is a GPS track on RidewithGPS. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34181315
Living in a Whitchurch (the on-Thames version) I'm interested in this. How did you choose the route, Crazy? Did you take sections from existing routes? I ask because I'm not a huge fan of main road bash.
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Might resurrect my plan to cycle to Whitchurch (all of them) and Eglwyswen (which is Whitchurch in Cymraeg). That way, if travel restrictions continue I might still have goal to aim at. Its 1300km and a bit and lumpy as it goes through Wessex twice, Dartmoor twice and into darkest Pembrokeshire. I can set it up as a perm route if people are interested, this time with proper GPS tracks.
I have set it up. Final distance is 1361km and its available for entry via Paypal, although you can't ride it at the moment as you aren't allowed to visit most of South Wales unless you have a good reason. There is a GPS track on RidewithGPS. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34181315
Living in a Whitchurch (the on-Thames version) I'm interested in this. How did you choose the route, Crazy? Did you take sections from existing routes? I ask because I'm not a huge fan of main road bash.
The route is mostly shortest route between Whitchurches. The sequence of Whitchurches was fairly easy to determine because of having to get to Devon and Pembrokeshire. There are some main road sections, but the way I've planned it with a 5am start from home (just under an hour from Whitchurch Hampshire, I should do the A38 on the first night and the A49 on the third night. The bit I am not looking forward to is Bristol - Newport - Cardiff on the second day. There's no easy way to get to Whitchurch Cardiff and avoid busy roads.
Once I'd worked out the route I realised it connected so many of my past cycling exploits - my first 300 was the 3 Moors 300, the section around Whitchurch Canonicorum picks the same roads as bits of several Wessex Rides (especially the Brimstone), Whitchurch Cardiff is where one of my cycling heroes - Geraint Thomas grew up (sadly he'll probably be doing some bike ride in France when I attempt this), then we head into Pembrokeshire and explore Cambrian Series territory - the rides I liked so much I bought the company. The A49 is the usual route for End to End cyclists and then the roads around Whitchurch Shropshire take in bits of the Mersey Road 24 Hour course. So, it's a sort of a trip round memory lane to round up all those things I've done. With so much uncertainty about what events will happen or not next year - It's now firming up as the most likely long event that I will do next year.
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The overall route is a very pleasing bird shape on the map.
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The overall route is a very pleasing bird shape on the map.
One of those odd geographical coincidences. With LEL cancelled and no guarantee that we will be able to travel freely next year its now my number one objective for 2021, probably in early July once CET Junior 2 has taken his A levels.
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Might resurrect my plan to cycle to Whitchurch (all of them) and Eglwyswen (which is Whitchurch in Cymraeg). That way, if travel restrictions continue I might still have goal to aim at. Its 1300km and a bit and lumpy as it goes through Wessex twice, Dartmoor twice and into darkest Pembrokeshire. I can set it up as a perm route if people are interested, this time with proper GPS tracks.
I have set it up. Final distance is 1361km and its available for entry via Paypal, although you can't ride it at the moment as you aren't allowed to visit most of South Wales unless you have a good reason. There is a GPS track on RidewithGPS. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34181315
Um, if Eglwyswen counts as a Whitchurch then
https://www.whitekirkvillage.com
the good news is I've failed to find an Eaglais Gheal or Eaglais Ban
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Might resurrect my plan to cycle to Whitchurch (all of them) and Eglwyswen (which is Whitchurch in Cymraeg). That way, if travel restrictions continue I might still have goal to aim at. Its 1300km and a bit and lumpy as it goes through Wessex twice, Dartmoor twice and into darkest Pembrokeshire. I can set it up as a perm route if people are interested, this time with proper GPS tracks.
I have set it up. Final distance is 1361km and its available for entry via Paypal, although you can't ride it at the moment as you aren't allowed to visit most of South Wales unless you have a good reason. There is a GPS track on RidewithGPS. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34181315
Um, if Eglwyswen counts as a Whitchurch then
https://www.whitekirkvillage.com
the good news is I've failed to find an Eaglais Gheal or Eaglais Ban
Well that adds a lot of distance. I googled difference between kirk and church and got the answer
When used as nouns, church means a Christian house of worship, whereas kirk means a church
So that cleared that up obviously
What about whitechapel?
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Kirk is Kirche, is Kyrka, is Kerk, is Church
All from the same proto-germanic root word and adapted for their language with limited variation in meaning.
Chapel? Well depends where you are, that does vary; believe it's a specific part of a church in England, a non-conformists church in england, while in Scotland it's used to identify a catholic church.
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Do they have to be white?
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Might resurrect my plan to cycle to Whitchurch (all of them) and Eglwyswen (which is Whitchurch in Cymraeg). That way, if travel restrictions continue I might still have goal to aim at. Its 1300km and a bit and lumpy as it goes through Wessex twice, Dartmoor twice and into darkest Pembrokeshire. I can set it up as a perm route if people are interested, this time with proper GPS tracks.
I have set it up. Final distance is 1361km and its available for entry via Paypal, although you can't ride it at the moment as you aren't allowed to visit most of South Wales unless you have a good reason. There is a GPS track on RidewithGPS. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34181315
Um, if Eglwyswen counts as a Whitchurch then
https://www.whitekirkvillage.com
the good news is I've failed to find an Eaglais Gheal or Eaglais Ban
Well that adds a lot of distance. I googled difference between kirk and church and got the answer
When used as nouns, church means a Christian house of worship, whereas kirk means a church
So that cleared that up obviously
What about whitechapel?
There is also a Whitkirk in Leeds, and Little Stanmore in Middlesex is also known as Whitchurch. Eglwyswen does have the useful job of distracting riders from the A40 and sending them through darkest Pembrokeshire instead. All these would, of course, disrupt the rather pleasing bird shape and also add some days to the route making the number of brownie points required to do it increase exponentially.
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Might resurrect my plan to cycle to Whitchurch (all of them) and Eglwyswen (which is Whitchurch in Cymraeg). That way, if travel restrictions continue I might still have goal to aim at. Its 1300km and a bit and lumpy as it goes through Wessex twice, Dartmoor twice and into darkest Pembrokeshire. I can set it up as a perm route if people are interested, this time with proper GPS tracks.
Reminds me that somewhere I have a route I planned to go from Essen to Essen, via Essen and Essen... I wonder what I'll eat along the way...
J
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This doesn't really belong in Audax, but it's a lovely concept, and have a read of the "Directions":
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Trains from Dresden (Germany) or Decin (Czechia) stop at Schöna station. Take the ferry (50m from the station, €2.50) across the river Elbe/Labe. You will find yourself in Hrensko. Follow the road into the woods. It is only 11.6km long ride.
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https://www.bohemianborderbash.com/race2021
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This doesn't really belong in Audax, but it's a lovely concept, and have a read of the "Directions":
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Trains from Dresden (Germany) or Decin (Czechia) stop at Schöna station. Take the ferry (50m from the station, €2.50) across the river Elbe/Labe. You will find yourself in Hrensko. Follow the road into the woods. It is only 11.6km long ride.
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https://www.bohemianborderbash.com/race2021
That looks amazing! shame it goes into Poland. Might put that in the diary for 2022...
J
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The LRM calendar for 2021 is published (http://www.randonneursmondiaux.org/56-Calendar_2021.html),
as well as the ACP calendar (http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/323%20-%20Schedule%20of%20BRM%20Worldwide.html), for shorter events.
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The LRM calendar for 2021 is published (http://www.randonneursmondiaux.org/56-Calendar_2021.html),
as well as the ACP calendar (http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/323%20-%20Schedule%20of%20BRM%20Worldwide.html), for shorter events.
Thank, Tal
Not sure how far we can travel next year. Let's see how the next few months go.
Best
Rob
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Before everything went wrong my big goal for 2020 was this 1000km around Lake Biwa and back (https://randonneurs.tokyo/?p=11173); now hoping I can do the 2021 edition.
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Not planning any overseas trip, as annual travel insurance no longer includes covid cancellation cover.
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Riding in Japan looks interesting..
From the Lake Biwa webpage...
注意 Cautions
Heavy traffic are expected at major route (national route). Please watch very carefully at city area where cars tends to go into shops and restaurants along the road. Please make much time for your riding plan. Please have enough sheep time, it will be very dangerous to ride without proper sheep
;)
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Riding in Japan looks interesting..
From the Lake Biwa webpage...
注意 Cautions
Heavy traffic are expected at major route (national route). Please watch very carefully at city area where cars tends to go into shops and restaurants along the road. Please make much time for your riding plan. Please have enough sheep time, it will be very dangerous to ride without proper sheep
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Improper sheep are extremely dangerous.